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East Ham South — Neighbourhood Policing Team

Local policing team in the Metropolitan Police Service area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.

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Recorded crime — June 2026

146 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (153): ▼ 7 (5%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

  • Violence and sexual offences42 · 29%
  • Anti-social behaviour24 · 16%
  • Other theft18 · 12%
  • Vehicle crime15 · 10%
  • Shoplifting12 · 8%
  • Drugs11 · 8%
  • Public order9 · 6%
  • Robbery9 · 6%

Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.

What happened to reported crimes — June 2026

147 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

  • Unable to prosecute suspect61 · 41%
  • Investigation complete; no suspect identified61 · 41%
  • Awaiting court outcome24 · 16%
  • Action to be taken by another organisation1 · 1%

Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.

Current priorities

ASB and associated crime.

Identify locations of offending and provide an appropriate police response. Via intelligence led patrolling reduce spontaneous incidents through high Visibility patrols and use of covert policing tactics. Working with partners including Newham Council Enforcement Team.

Set: 2026-07-01

Acquisitive Offending Theft (shoplifting), Robbery and Burglary

Identify times of offending and provide an appropriate police response. Intelligence led patrolling including high Visibility patrols and use of covert policing tactics

Set: 2026-06-01

Drug dealing/use in parks and open spaces

A mixture of plain clothes and uniformed patrols to tackle the issue. Arrest individuals, issue PND's, CPW/CPN.

Set: 2026-06-01

Drug Dealing and use in public spaces This will include Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB), Begging, loitering, Street Drinkers and drug related offending

High visibility patrols and issuing CPN and CPW to deter this behaviour. High visibilty patrols at hot spot sights including parks and public spaces. Intelligence led patrolling. Working in Partners using initiative such as Project Adder.

Set: 2026-06-01

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Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Metropolitan Police Service.